X-ray irradiation and mass-loss of the hot Jupiter WASP-43b

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Table 1

Stellar and planetary parameters of the WASP-43 system.

Property	Value	Source^a
Stellar properties

Spectral type	K7V	H
V	12.4 mag	H
Distance	80 ± 20 pc	H
M _∗	0.717 ± 0.025 M_⊙	G
R _∗	R _⊙	G
T _eff	4520 ± 120 K	G
log g	(cgs)	G
[Fe/H]	− 0.01 ± 0.12 dex	G
V sin i^c	4.0 ± 0.4 km s^-1	H
Age	Ma	H
Planetary properties

P _orb	0.81 d	G
M _P	M _jup	G
R _P	1.036 ± 0.019 R_J	G
ρ_P^b	2.27 ± 0.14 g cm^-3
sma	0.01526 ± 0.00018 AU	G

Notes.

^(a)

H: Hellier et al. (2011), G: Gillon et al. (2012);

^(b)

with M_J = 1.8986 × 10³⁰ g and R_J = 7.1492 × 10⁹ cm;

^(c)

Hellier et al. (2011) argued that this value may be overestimated, e.g., due to macroturbulence.

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